Fuel Conservative Propulsion Concepts for Future Air Transports

760535

02/01/1976

Event
National Air Transportation Meeting
Authors Abstract
Content
In a search for potential methods of reducing future air transport fuel consumption, advanced conventional turbofan and more unconventional propulsion systems were examined. Early results encouraged a more detailed evaluation of an advanced Brayton cycle gas generator in a turbofan engine or geared to an advanced multi-bladed, small diameter propeller. The fuel savings potential and operating costs are estimated for the turbofan and turboprop systems to assess both the energy conservation possibilities and the airline economic benefits.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/760535
Pages
10
Citation
Gray, D., and Witherspoon, J., "Fuel Conservative Propulsion Concepts for Future Air Transports," SAE Technical Paper 760535, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760535.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1976
Product Code
760535
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English